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Joy Renee Stratman
(Obituary ~ 05/15/12)
Joy Renee (Smith) Stratman, 54, of Topeka, Kan., died on Saturday, May 12, 2012, following an eight-year battle with cancer. She was born on Dec. 25, 1957, in Cape Girar-deau, Mo., the daughter of James D. and Louella (Beaird) Smith. Joy was a graduate of Washburn University. She was employed as a CPA for Cummins & Coffman CPA, and she was co-owner of the Qdoba Mexican Grill in Topeka, Kan...
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James C. Ramsey
(Obituary ~ 05/15/12)
James C. Ramsey, 86, of Cape Girardeau, Mo., died Friday, May 11, 2012, at his home. He was born June 9, 1925, in Cape Girard-eau County, Mo., to John Clyde and Lillian Ella Statler Ramsey. He and Betty Lou Chapman were married May 25, 1951, in Cape Girardeau, Mo...
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Paul E. Cunningham
(Obituary ~ 05/15/12)
Paul E. Cunningham, son of the late Asa and Pearl Reynolds Cunning-ham, was born near Parma, Mo., on April 5, 1929, and died at his home in Sike-ston, Mo., on May 13, 2012, at the age of 83. Mr. Cunningham moved to Parma in 1972, and moved to Sikeston four years ago...
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Lucille Evans
(Obituary ~ 05/15/12)
Lucille Evans, daughter of the late F.C. Dodd and Mammie Garner Dodd, was born on March 3, 1922, in Dexter, Mo., and died on May 13, 2012, at the Golden Living Center in Dexter at the age of 90. Mrs. Evans was a homemaker and a resident of Dudley. On Feb. 20, 1945, she was united in marriage to Carl Evans in Malden, Mo...
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Etter "Maxine" Beasley Hochart
(Obituary ~ 05/15/12)
Etter "Maxine" Beasley Hochart, daughter of the late George M. and Velma Leona Ashbey Thomp-son, was born in Booneville, Miss., on June 16, 1926, and died at her home in Dexter, Mo., on May 13, 2012, at the age of 85. Mrs. Hochart had lived in Dexter, Mo., all of her life. She was of the Pentecost faith...
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Electrical spikes cause of concern at Justice Center
(Local News ~ 05/15/12)
By MIKE McCOY Statesman Staff Writer BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - Stoddard County Building Superintendent William Dowdy reported that monitoring the electrical use in the Justice Center over the past week revealed that there is a spike in usage about every 14 minutes. Dowdy told commissioners they have yet to discover the cause of the spike which peaks at around 400 amperes...
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Emergency Vehicle Training in Dexter
(Local News ~ 05/15/12)
Emergency Vehicle Training NOREEN HYSLOP photo Dexter Fire Department's ongoing training continued over the weekend with an Emergency Vehicle Driver's Training. Marty Schusler, Regional Coordinator for the University of Missouri's Fire Safety Program, led classes Thursday and Friday nights, with obstacle course and maneuver training taking place Saturday morning on the DHS parking lot. ...
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SCAD board member retires
(Local News ~ 05/15/12)
DAVID COOPER photos Stubbee May of Advance was recently honored by the Stoddard County Ambulance District for serving on the board of directors for the past 19 years. May was named to the board in 1993 when the administrative offices were in Bloomfield. ...
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Three children die in accident near Hayti
(Local News ~ 05/15/12)
SEMO News Service HAYTI, Mo. - Three children from Jackson, Miss., were killed Sunday when the 1999 Ford SUV in which they were passengers ran off the roadway at the 20.2 mile marker of I-55 South near Hayti. Seven others, including four more children, were seriously hurt after being ejected from the vehicle. No one in the vehicle was wearing safety devices, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
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New York performer with local roots brings show home
(Local News ~ 05/15/12)
By NOREEN HYSLOP Managing Editor A touch of New York theater is coming to Dexter next month. Tom Vaughn, a Cape Girardeau native with strong roots in Stoddard County, will be bringing his original cabaret show, Trail of Cheers, to The Hickory Log lounge on Thursday, June 14 for a one-night performance...
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